The Poisoner

The Poisoner (died 431 BC) was an Athenian mercenary and snake dealer who was employed by the Cult of Kosmos in their attempt to assassinate the politician Metiochos.

Biography
The man known only as "The Poisoner" was an Athenian mercenary and snake dealer, selling venomous snakes from a tent outside the city walls. In 431 BC, he sold poisoned snakes to Cleon's minions Pratinos and Aktis, among others, with the goal of assassinating the politician Metiochos. However, the mercenary Kassandra was sent by Pericles to save Metiochos, and she convinced the assassins to take politics into their own hands and ignore the politicians from then on. Pratinos then told Kassandra about The Poisoner, and Kassandra headed to The Poisoner's tent some time later to face him, having spent time toughening up to face him.

Kassandra snuck up on The Poisoner as he slept in his tent outside of the city walls, and she launched an ambush attack. The Poisoner was very strong, and Kassandra took a while to kill him, running away from him on horseback and hiding in bushes before using arrows, ambush attacks, and poison to slowly chip away at his strength. Eventually, she succeeded in killing him from a bush, and she looted his dagger.